Music VS. Wpm


Broad question:
If I take six different genres of music and have three different people type a paragraph will the wpm be affected?

Will music affect the words per minute (W.P.M) of a person?

Independent Variable:

The Type of music is the independent variable.

Dependent Variable:

The Words Typed Per Minute will be our dependent varible.

Variables That Need To Be Controlled:

The songs we will be listening to, the time that we will be listening to the music, and the paragraph that will be typed are the variables that need to be controlled.

Hypothesis-

I hypothesize that Heavy Metal will slow down a persons wpm because it is the loudest music genre and will be a distraction to the person typing. Heavy Metal being the biggest distraction followed by Rock, Rap,Classical, Hip Hop, Metal, Jazz.

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General Plan-
My general plan is to take three people and listen to six different types of song genre and have them type a random paraghrapgh and see if the music effected their wpm.
Experimental Design-
My experiment is going to be done at school with the two other group members. It will be done with the supervision of all the special education teachers. There is going to be three people in the experiment Benc-tem3, Dyl-tem2, and me Lanl-tem3. I have plenty of time for my project. It is not too difficult if my group members work together, stay focused and pay attention to the time. We are going to take pictures prove what we have done is legit.

Materials List

1.) Headphones
2.) The Internet
3.) Computer
4.) Keyboard
5.) Computer Mouse
6.) Printer
7.) Paper
8.) Pencils
9.) Poster board
10.) Tape
11.) Glue

Detailed Procedure-

1. First me and my group members will all collect the materials needed for this project.

2. Then we will all sit down together and each listen to the each song from each categories of music while typing a random paragraph on the computer.

3. Then when the song is over we will figure out the wpm and see if the music had a negative or positive affect on the individual.

4. And then we will all record the data.

TYPING TEST WEBSITE....CHOOSE ONE TOPIC TO TYPE FOR EACH SONG!!

http://www.typingtest.com/

Research-

We don't really have any background research, because not many people have done this project.

References-

I used the Internet and the websites called www.Wikipedia.com and for a music website I used www.you-tube.com.

Data Table-

Graphs-

Data Analysis-

Metal- The Beautiful People(Marilyn Manson)

Wpm Errors Adjusted Speed

Landon- 26 2 25

Ben- 22 8 18

Tom- 50 3 48

Rap- I love college(Asher Roth)

Wpm Errors Adjusted Speed

Landon- 31 4 29

Ben- 27 9 23

Tom- 50 2 49

Rock-Rollin(Limp Bizkit)

Wpm Errors Adjusted Speed

Landon- 32 3 31

Ben- 25 10 20

Tom- 52 0 52

Classical- Four Seasons(Vivaldi)
Wpm errors Adjusted speed
Landon- 30 3 29

Ben- 23 6 19

Tom- 53 2 52


JAZZ - Unknown Artist
Wpm errors Adjusted speed

Landon- 31 4 29
Ben- 21 9 21
Tom- 51 2 50

Conclusion-

I think that our experiment went fairly smooth. We did have some minor problems with people not wanting to type and others erasing data that we possibly needed. But once everyone knew their part it went a lot smoother than I thought. If I could have improved my experiment I would have gotten rid of some of the people in my group. It was difficult working with others who didn’t fully understand the project and even harder with people who refused to do work. Thank you for your time ladies and gentleman and good night.

Hypothesis-


My hypothesis was that the different types of music people listened to, while typing, would have either a positive or negative effect on the amount of words a person types per minute(WPM). My results proved that my hypothesis was correct music that people were not used to listening to would bring their adjusted typing speed or wpm down dramatic there was no relationship between the independent and dependent variable. The data is shows that the people who are older and are experienced with typing are better typers no matter what kind of music they listen to.

Benefits to society-
This project had no real benefits because all we did was listen to music and discover the wpm. If it was to affect anybody it would probably be effective to people specifically kids who like music and try to multi-task. Or results would probably help them understand just how hard it is plus we have the data to prove it.
Results-
In my studies of music affecting Wpm. I have learned something strange. As it turns out if the person typing is an experienced typer then no matter what they listen to the music has hardly any affect on the person typing speed. My study shows that a kids in particular will have a hard time listening their own music because it is a distraction for them to try not to sing or dance to their own music. And when a person/student is listening to someone else music it is an even more distraction especially if the person has never listened to that genre of music before.

Resources-
www.wikipedia.com
www.typingtest